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Xanthopan morganii (Walker), the
tribe Acherontiini, and
allied long-tongued
hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae, Sphinginae)".
Zoological Journal of the Linnean...
- The name death's-head
hawkmoth refers to any of
three moth
species of the
genus Acherontia (Acherontia atropos,
Acherontia styx and
Acherontia lachesis)...
- at dusk, dawn, and even in the rain,
which is
unusual for even
diurnal hawkmoths. M.
stellatarum engages in free
hovering flight,
which allows more maneuverability...
- Most of the food
plants they
target have large,
fragrant white flowers.
Hawkmoths,
including M. quinquemaculata, are the
primary pollinators of D. meteloides...
- Amsels'
hawkmoth (Rethera amseli) is a moth of the
family Sphingidae first described by
Franz Daniel in 1958. It is
known from
western Afghanistan. The...
- The
willowherb hawkmoth (Proserpinus proserpina) is a moth in the
family Sphingidae. The
species was
first described by
Peter Simon Pallas in 1772. It...
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Encyclopedia Britannica.
Retrieved 2018-11-07. Pittaway, A. R. (1993). The
Hawkmoths of the
Western Palaearctic.
Harley Books, London. Weaving, Alan; Picker...
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lesser death's head
hawkmoth or bee robber, is a
sphingid moth
found in Asia, one of the
three species of death's-head
hawkmoth. It is very fond of honey...
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Cephonodes hylas, the
coffee bee
hawkmoth,
pellucid hawk moth or
coffee clearwing, is a moth of the
family Sphingidae. The
species was
first described...
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Daphnis hypothous, the jade
hawkmoth, is a
species of moth in the
family Sphingidae described by
Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is
known from Sri Lanka, India...
